FLORIDA, March 25: India's lunar mission Chandrayaan 2, scheduled to launch next month, will carry NASA's laser instruments that allow scientists to make precise measurements of the distance to the Moon, according to the US space agency officials.

KATHMANDU, Nov 28: Mahindra Powerol Mahindra Group has announced its entry into the higher kVA diesel generators (DG) with the launch of its all new range of250/320kVA DGs powered by Mahindra mPower series engines.

KATHMANDU, Nov 19: A music video ‘Aakashaima Jun Cha’ featuring actors Alina Rayamaji and Kajish Shrestha was launched recently. According to a press statement released by Shrestha, the song is about a couple in love.

KATHMANDU, Oct 24: Sajha Yatyayat on Tuesday started the operation of two electric zero-emission buses in Kathmandu in line with its vision to control increasing air pollution and promote mass transportation in the Valley.

KATHMANDU, June 15 : Nepal Tarun Dal, a sister organisation of the Nepali Congress, is to launch 'Youth Dialogue, People's Goodwill' programme. Tarun Dal General Secretary, Bhupendra Jung Shahi, said that the Tarun Dal is going to launch different campaigns till mid-July to make the organisation stronger.

KATHMANDU, June 15: Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs) have urged the government to withdraw its decision to seek the property details of non-governmental organization office bearers and employees, saying that the move would largely discourage the work of civil society organizations.

KATHMANDU, May 28: IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has assisted Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB), the central monetary authority of Nepal, in developing the country’s first Environmental and Social Risk Management (ESRM) guidelines for the financial sector.

The United States and China issued a joint statement on Saturday to conclude the trade talks with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He on May 17 and 18. The United States and China said Saturday they had reached consensus on measures to “substantially” reduce the U.S. trade deficit with Beijing by “significantly” increasing its purchases of U.S. goods, but offered few details.

KATHMANDU, Feb 20: Following the humiliating defeat of the party in the recently held provincial assembly and parliamentary polls, youth leaders of Nepali Congress (NC) have launched separate campaigns to bring reforms in the party organization.

KATHMANDU, Dec 18: Following the release of the video ‘Finding Answers’, Extreme Progressive Metal (Djent) band Fragments released its first studio album titled ‘Angst’ amid a concert at Reggae Bar, Thamel on Saturday.

KATHMANDU, Dec 13: Global IME Bank has made an agreement on Tuesday with MetLife Insurance to provide its depositors and borrowers with life insurance. Issuing a statement, Global IME said that the joint program has been given the tagline of 'Bancassurance'.

SEOUL, Dec 4: The United States and South Korea went ahead with large-scale joint aerial drills on Monday, a move North Korea had said would push the Korean peninsula to “the brink of nuclear war”, ignoring calls from Russia and China to call them off.

KATHMANDU, Nov 5: Secretary for Labour and Employment, Mr. Laxman Prasad Mainali, met Mr. Guy Ryder, Director General of International Labour Organization at his office on November 2 and held discussion on various facets of Nepal-ILO relations.
The Labr Secretary is in Geneva to attend the 331st Governing Board Meeting of ILO. The GB meeting started from 26 October and will continue till 9 November 2017. The meeting discussed issues related to strengthening co-operation between ILO and Nepal, the Permanent Mission/Embassy of Nepal in Geneva stated in a press release.

KATHMANDU, July 22: A total of 19 companies are awaiting approval of the Securities Board of Nepal (Sebon) to float 135.75 million units of rights issue. According to the Sebon, these 19 companies plan to raise Rs 13.56 billion from the rights issue.